Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to close Niigata ammonia plant

2:32 AM MDT | June 11, 2014 | Natasha Alperowicz

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical says it has decided to close permanently its ammonia plant based at Niigata City, Japan at the end of July 2015. The 132,000 m.t./year plant has been in operation since 1957 and costs too much to maintain. In addition, the plant’s efficiency has gone down because of a decline in domestic demand for ammonia, the company says. Mitsubishi Gas Chemical will also discontinue production of liquefied carbon dioxide and dry ice, by-products made in ammonia manufacture. The closure forms part of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical’s mid-term...